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Lending Library for Parents

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AUTISM

  • 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Ellen Notbohm & Veronica Zysk
  • A Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin’s Mother Tells the Family Story by Eustacia Cutler
  • A Work in Progress Ron Leaf & John McEachin, Editors
  • Asperger’s Huh? A Child’s Perspective by Rosina G. Schnurr
  • Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism by Sandra L. Harris & Mary Jane Weiss
  • Educating Children and Youth with Autism Edited by Richard L. Simpson & Brenda Smith Myles
  • Helping a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome by Kathryn Stewart
  • Helping Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Stephanie B, Lockshin & Jennifer M. Gillis & Raymond G. Romanczyk
  • I Need Help With School! By Rebecca A. Moyes
  • Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom by Rebecca A. Moyes
  • Just This Side of Normal: Glimpses Into Life with Autism by Elizabeth King Gerlach
  • Laughing and Loving with Autism Compiled by R. Wayne Gilpin
  • Little Rainman: Autism-through the eyes of a child by Karen L. Simmons (2 copies)
  • Making a Difference Edited by Catherine Maurice, Gina Green, and Richard M. Foxx
  • Making Visual Supports by Jennifer L. Savner & Brenda Smith Myles
  • Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child’s Life by Lynn Kern Koegel & Claire LaZebnik
  • Peer Play and the Autism Spectrum by Pamela J. Wolfberg
  • Practical Ideas That Really Work for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Kathleen McConnell & Gail Ryser
  • Reaching Out, Joining In: Teaching Social Skills to Young Children with Autism by Mary Jane Weiss & Sandra L. Harris
  • Taking the Mystery Out of Medications in Autism/Aspergers Syndromes by Luke Tsai
  • The Incredible 5-Point Scale by Kari Dunn Buron & Mitzi Curtis
  • The World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating Autistic Specrum Disorders by Bryna Siegel
  • Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from my Life with Autism by Temple Grandin
  • Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism by Temple Grandin & Sean Barron
  • When My Autism Gets Too Big! By Kari Dunn Buron
  • Engaging Autism by Greenspan, MD/Wieder, PHD
  • A Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies by Beth Fouse, Ph.D and Maria Wheeler, M.Ed.
  • Asperger’s Syndrom A Guide for Parents and Professionals
  • Autism Life Skills by Chantal Sicile-Kira
  • Finding our Way Practical Solutions for Creating a Supportive Home and Community for the Asperger Syndrome Family by Kristi Sakai
  • Healthcare for Children on the Autism Spectrum A Guide to Medical, Nutritional, and Behavioral Issues by Fred Volkmar, M.D. and Lisa Wiesner, M.D.
  • “I Have Autism” A Child’s First look at Autism by Pat Crissey
  • Just Give him the Whale! By Paula Kluth and Patrick Schwarz
  • My Social Stories Book by Carol Gray
  • Playing It Right Social skills activities for parents and teachers by Rachael Bareket
  • Special Needs Kids.. Eat Right Strategies to help kids on the Autism Spectrum Focus, Learn and Thrive Covers autism, ADHS, sensory processing disorder and other conditions by Judy Converse, MPH,RD, LD
  • Ten Things every child with Autism wishes you knew by Ellen Notbohm
  • The ADHD Autism Connection A step toward more accurate diagnosis and effective treatment by Diane M. Kennedy
  • The Autistic Spectrum Parents’ Daily Helper A workbook for you and your child By Philips Abrams and Leslie Henriques, M.P.H.
  • The Elephant in the Playroom by Denise Brodey
  • The Hidden Curriculum Practical Sikytuibs fir /understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situations by Brenda Myles, Melissa Trautman and Ronda Schelvan
  • The Natural Medicine Guide to Autism by Stephanie Marohn
  • The Way to A Empowering children with Autism Spectrum and other Neurological Disorders to Monitor and Replace Aggression and Tantrum Behavior by Hunter Manasco, M.S., CCC-SLP
  • Special Diets for Special Kids Two by Lisa Lewis
  • Teaching Individuals with Developmental Delays-Basic Intervention Techniques by O. Ivar Lovaas
  • Visual Strategies For Improving Communication: Vol 1 Practical Supports for School and Home by Linda A. Hodgdon

Toliet Training

  • The Potty Journey by Judith Coucouvanis
  • Toilet training in less than a day by Nathan Azrinb, PH.D.
  • Handout from Maria Wheeler: Toilet Training for Individuals with Autism
  • Toilet Training for Individuals with Autism & Related Disorders by Maria Wheeler

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

  • Advances in Promoting Independent Toileting by Frank Cicero
  • Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth
  • How to Stop Drooling: Practical Solutions for Home and Therapy by Pam Marshalla
  • Positive Parenting: How to Raise a Healthier and Happier Child (from birth to 3 yrs) by Alvin Eden
  • Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 By Chip Wood
  • Your Child Birth to age 6 by Fitzhugh Dodson & Ann Alexander
  • Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs by Judy Winter
  • Einstein Never Used Flash Card by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Ph.D.
  • Play Skills by Bruce Baker, Alan Brightman and Jan Blacher
  • Steps to Independence by Bruce Baker and Alan Brightman
  • The five Love Language of Children by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell, M.D.
  • The Wonder of Girls by Michael Gurian
  • The Wonder of Boys by Michael Gurian
  • Play and Learn by Don Adcock and Marilyn Segal
  • Touchpoints 3 to 6 T. Berry Brazelton & Joshua D. Sparrow
  • A Parent’s Guide to Developmental Delays: Recoginizing & Coping with Missed Milestones in Speech, Movement, Learning, and Other Areas by Laurie LeComer
  • Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs by Judy Winters
  • Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs by Bruce L. Baker & Alan J. Brightman
  • The Child with Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth by Stanley I. Greenspan & Serena Wieder

ADD/ADHD

  • Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell & John J. Ratey
  • Hyperactivity and Attention Disorders in Children by Marin Baren
  • When your child has…ADD/ADHD by Recbecca Rutledge, Ph.D.
  • Healing ADD The Breakthrough Program that Allows you to see and heal 6 Types of ADD by Daniel Amen, M.D.
  • Healing ADD Simple Exercises that will change your daily life by Thom Hartmann

BEHAVIOR

  • A Practical Guide to Solving Preschool Behavior Problems by Eva Essa
  • A Volcano in my Tummy: Helping Children to Handle Anger by Eliane Whitehouse & Warwick Pudney
  • Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration by Carol Stock Kranowitz & Stacey Szklut
  • Beyond Time Out by John Stewart
  • Good Friends are Hard to Find: Help your Child Find, Make and Keep Friends by Fred Frankel
  • Little Miss Chatterbox by Roger Hangreaves
  • Taking “NO” for an Answer and Other Skills Children Need by Laura Simons
  • The Explosive Child by Ross W. Greene
  • Win the Whining War & Other Skirmishes: A family Peace Plan by Cynthia Whitham
  • Without Spanking or Spoiling: A Practical Approach to Toddler and Preschool Guidance by Elizabeth Crary
  • Your Anxious Child: How Parents and Teachers Can Relieve Anxiety in Children by John S. Dacey & Lisa B. Fiore
  • Your Defiant Child: 8 Steps to Better Behavior by Russell A. Barkley & Christine M. Benton
  • Discipline without Shouting or Spanking by Jerry Wyckoff, Ph.D. and Barbara Unell
  • Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline by Becky Bailey, Ph.D.
  • No More Meltdown by Jed Baker, Ph.D.
  • The Everything Parent’s Guide to Positive Discipline by Carl E. Pickhardt, Ph.D.
  • The Secret of Parenting by Anthony Wolf, Ph.D.
  • Redirecting Children’s Behavior by Kathryn Kvols
  • 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas W. Phelan

SENSORY INTEGRATION

  • The Out-of Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Intergration Dysfunction by Carol Stock Kranowitz
  • The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction by Carol Stock Kranowitz
  • The Sensory-Sensitive Child: Practical Solutionsfor Out-of-Bounds Behavior by Karen A. Smith & Karen R. Gouze
  • Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to do if you are sensory defensive in an overstimulating world by Sharon Heller (2 copies)
  • Raising a Sensory Smart Child by Lindsey Biel, M.A. , OTR/L and Nancy Peske
  • The Everything Parent’s Guide to Sensory Integration Disorder by Terri Mauro
  • Sensorimotor Activities
  • Making Sense of Sensory Integration (Audio cassette and booklet)

PARENT RESOURCE BOOKS

  • Keisha Ann: That’s Who I am From the Heart On Being the Mother of a Child with Special Needs Edited by Jane D.B. Marsh
  • Kids With Special Needs: Information and Activities to Promote Awareness and Understanding by Veronica Getskow & Dee Konczal
  • Laying Community Foundations for Your Child with a Disability by Linda J. Stengle
  • Our Special World: Parents and Preschoolers Living, Learning, and Playing Together
  • Parenting Young Children: Helpful Strategies beased on STEP (ages under 6) by Don Dinkmeyer, SR., Gary D. McKay, and James S. Dinkmeyer
  • Parent’s Helper for Parents of Children ages 1-5 by Linda Shephard
  • Special People, Special Ways by Arlene Maquire
  • Surviving Sibling Rivalry: Helping Brothers and Sisters Get Along by Lee Canter
  • That’s My Child: Startegies for Parents of Chiildren with Disabilities by Lizanne Capper
  • Uncommon Fathers: Reflections on Raising a Child with a Disability edited by Donald J. Meyer
  • Views from Our Shoes: Grwoing Up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs by Donald Meyer
  • Who Can Help Me?
  • You Will Dream New Dreams: Inspiring Personal Stories by Parents of Children with Disabilities by Stanley D. Klein & Kim Schive
  • A User’s Guide to the Brain: Perception, Attention, and the Four Theaters of the Brain by John J. Ratey
  • Bipolar Disorders: A Guide to Helping Children & Adolescents by Mitzi Waltz
  • Children with Fragile X Syndrome: A Parents’ Guide edited by Jayne Dixon Weber
  • Early Years-Get Up and Go!-Fun ideas to Help Visually Impaired Children to Move Confidently
  • Early Years-Getting Started-a Guide to Understanding Your Child’s Eye Condition
  • Early Years-Look and Touch-Play activities and Toys for Children with Visual Impairments
  • Early Years-One Step at a Time
  • Every Child Has a Thinking Style by Lanna Nakone
  • General Information on Deafness
  • Handling the Young Cerebral Palsied Child at Home by Nancie R. Finnie
  • Principles and Recommendations for Early Childhood Assessments
  • Social Skills Activities for Special Children by Darlene Mannix
  • Straight Talk About Psychiatric Medications for Kids by Timothy E. Wilens
  • Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children by O. Ivar Lovaas
  • Teaching Reading to Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Teachers by Patricia Logan Oelwein
  • Technology in Early Intervention by James A. Blackman
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey
  • The Early Intervention Dictionary: A multi disciplinary Guide to Terminlogy By Jeanine G. Coleman
  • The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
  • The Signed English Dictionary for Preschool and Elementary Levels
  • The Special-Needs Reading List: An Annotated Guide to the Best Publications for Parents and Professionals by Wilma K. Sweeney
  • Change your Brain Change your Life The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger and Impulsiveness by Daniel Amen, M.D.
  • How to Stop Thumbsucking by Pam Marshalla
  • How Full is your Bucket by Tom Rath and Donald Clifton, Ph.D.
  • The New Language of Toys by Sue Schwartz, Ph.D.
  • Just Take A Bite Easy, Effective answers to Food Aversions and Eating Challenges by Lori Ernsperger, Ph.D. and Tanie Stegen-Hanson, OTR-L

IEP Children

  • How well Does Your IEP Measure Up? By Diane Twachtman-Cullen & Jennifer Twachtman-Reilly
  • Books to Read to Children
  • How Do I Feel? An Interactive Reading Book of Emotions by Joan Green
  • I Miss You-A First Look at Death by Pat Thomas
  • Jessica by Kevin Henkes
  • Managing the Morning Rush-Shaping up your Family’s Morning Routine by Lee Canter
  • My Family’s Changing-A First Look at Family Break-up by Pat Thomas
  • My Friend Isabelle by Eliza Woloson
  • Rolling Along with Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Cindy Meyers
  • Safe Passages: A Guide for Teaching Children Personal Safety by Karla Hull
  • Tobin Learns to Make Friends by Diane Murrell
  • Young Kids and Computers-A Parent’s Survival Guide by Warren Buckleiner, Ann Orr, and Ellen Wolock
  • Going to the Dentist: A Picture Social Skills Story Book by Cindy A. Bailey
  • Going to the Grocery Store: A Picture Social Skills Story Book by Cindy A. Bailey
  • The story of my Feeling by Caroline Church
  • I’m a Big Sister by Maxie Chamblisss
  • Andy and His Yellow Frisbee by Mary Thompson
  • Shelley the Hyperactive Turtle by Deborah M.Moss
  • All My Feelings at Preschool Nathan’s Day by Susan Conlin & Susan Levine Friedman
  • Heartprints by P.K. Hallinan
  • Making Friends-First Experience by Fred Rogers
  • When I Feel Angry by Carnelia Maude Spelman
  • When I Get Angry… by Dr. Warren Heydenberk & Roberta Heydenberk
  • My Brother Matthew by Mary Thompson
  • My Brother Sammy by Becky Edwards & David Armitage
  • Oh Brother! Growing Up with a Special Needs Sibling by Natalie Hale
  • Russ and the Firehouse by Janet Elizabeth Ricket

VIDEOS

  • Embracing Play-Teaching Your Child with Autism (VHS)
  • Family Answers for a More Loving Family (VHS)
  • Family First (VHS)
  • Making Sense of Sensory Integration (Audio cassette and booklet)
  • Signing Time! Time to Eat (DVD)